• Judges

    USA Climbing Judge Program

    Judges Committee

    The Judges Committee was formed to support and advance the development of judging at all USA Climbing sanctioned competitions. The Committee’s activities specifically include the ongoing development and implementation of the Judge Certification Program, with the intention of increasing the number of trained and certified judges for all Regional, Divisional, and National USA Climbing competitions.

    Chair: Michael Sprague
    Email: judges@usaclimbing.org

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    Instructions for Online Judge Certification Course

    Directions to access the training:

    1. Login to your USA Climbing account
    2. On the members tab, select the name of the member wishing to access the course.
    3. On the menu within the membership account, scroll down and select ‘Access USA Climbing Education Hub’. This should redirect you to the Education Homepage. Please note, if the Education Hub does not automatically load in a new tab, make sure you have allowed new tabs and/or pop ups within the system.
    4. Once in the Education Hub, select ‘Judges’
    5. Select ‘Judge Certification Course’
    6. Select ‘Course Overview’ and begin the course.
    7. In order to access the next activity and progress through the course, you must complete each video.
    8. You must complete all activities as well as pass the Certification Exam with at least an 80% in order to receive certification.Your certification will be updated within your USA Climbing profile within 48 hours of completion.

    National Championship Event Officials - 2023-2024

    • Jury President: Mike Sprague

      USAC Judges: Josh Calfy, Shannon Lucia

      Speed Judge: Ty Hardaway

      Aspirant Judge: TBA

    • Jury President: Josh Calfy

      USAC Judge: Jeff Cass

      Aspirant Judge: Pam Raines

    • Jury President: Ruchir Sehra

      USAC Judges: TBA

    • Jury President: Mark Vasta

      USAC Judges: TBA

      Speed Judge: TBA

      Aspirant Judge: TBA

    • Jury President: Karalyn Aronow

      USAC Judges: TBA

      Speed Judge: TBA

      Aspirant Judge: TBA

    2024 National Team Trials

    Jury President: Mike Sprague

    USAC Judges: Josh Calfy, Shannon Lucia

    Speed Judge: Ty Hardaway

    Aspirant Judge: TBA

    2024 Paraclimbing National Championships

    Jury President: Josh Calfy

    USAC Judge: Jeff Cass

    Aspirant Judge: Pam Raines

    2024 Collegiate National Championships

    Jury President: Ruchir Sehra

    USAC Judges: TBA

    2024 Youth National Championships

    Jury President: Mark Vasta

    USAC Judges: TBA

    Speed Judge: TBA

    Aspirant Judge: TBA

    2024 Yeti (Elite) National Championships

    Jury President: Karalyn Aronow

    USAC Judges: TBA

    Speed Judge: TBA

    Aspirant Judge: TBA